Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Know or listen to those who know.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
You never know what motivates you.
Well done is better than well said.
To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic.